Improvement in cocks



SAMUEL NORTON.

Improvement in Cocks.

Patented May 23 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL NORTON, OF STOOKPOR'I, GREAT BRITAIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN COCKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,031, dated May 23,1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL NORTON, of the firm of NORTON & 00., ofStockport, in the county of Chester, Kingdom of Great Britain andIreland, patentees manufacturers, have invented a Combined HydraulicFilter and Valve-Tap and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in combining a filtering-vessel anda peculiar construction of double or triple valve-tap together, in orderthat hot or cold water or various liquids may be drawn off in a filteredor unfiltered state direct from the same apparatus.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

On reference to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of thisspecification, Figare 1 is a front exterior view of a combined hydraulicfilter and double valve-tap construct ed according to this invention.Fig. 2 is a side view ofFig. 1, showing the filtering-vessel in section;and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of so much of Figs. 1 and 2 as isnecessary to explain the disposition and internal arrangement of thevalves in the double valve-tap. Fig. 4 is a plan, Fig. 5 a front view,and Fig. 6 a side view (all partly in section) of another modificationof valve-tap to be used in conjunc tion with a filtering-vessel inaccordance with this invention.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3, A is the body of the tap or cook, which is of aconstruction peculiar to this invention, being internally divided intotwo compartments, B and O, (seen in Fig. 3,) both communicating, throughtheir respective apertures D and E, with the one common tail orsupply-pipe, F, which is shown broken off short in the drawing for wantof space to illustrate it in its entirety. The apertures D and E areopened and closed at pleasure by the leather-coveredvalves G and H,which are each actuated in the ordinary manner by their respectivescrewed spindles I and J, worked by the handles K and L; the valve Hbeing illustrated on Fig. 3 as closed, while the valve G is shown open.The compartment B is open to the spout or nozzle M, as seen in Fig. 3,and the compartment 0 communicates with the interior of thefiltering-vessel N through the branch pipe 0. The filtering vessel N isscrewed upon the branch pipe 0, and is constructed of sheet or castmetal in two parts,

through the perforations U formed through.

its lower extremity.

The method of using this combined hydraulic filter and valve-tap may bethusdescribed: The supply-pipe F being connected to the water-supply,and the water being required to be drawn off unfiltered, all that isnecessary is to turn the handle L, when the valve H will be raised offits seating, and thus allow the water to enter the compartment 0 throughthe aperture E, from whence it will escape, and fiow through the spoutor nozzle M. If, on the other hand, it is required to draw off the waterin a filtered state, the handleKmust be turned, when the valve G willopen and allow the water from the common supply-pipe F to enter thecompartment B through the aperture D, and thence it will pass throughthe branch pipe 0 into the filtering-vessel N the pressure upon thewater will then cause it to pass speedily through the filteringmaterial, whereby it will be separated from all impurities, and escapein a filtered state through the perforations U formed through the lowerextremity of the filtering-vessel N. The. speed at which the filteredwater may be drawn off will depend upon the pressure of the supply, andalso upon the thickness of the layers of filtering material throughwhich it has to pass.

In Figs. 4, 5, and 6, a is the body of the tap or cook, which is also ofa construction peculiar to this invention, being internally divided intotwo compartments, 1) and c, (the latter shown dotted in Fig. 4,)communicating through their respective apertures cl and c (the lattershown dotted in Fig. 4) with a common central or third apartment, f,which is open to the one common spout or nozzle, 9, and is provided witha valve, It, worked in the usual manner by the handle z' and screwedspindle such valve being arranged to cover the aperture k, whichcommunicates with the tailpipe (shown broken off short in Figs. 4 and(3.) The two other compartments b and 0 open respectively into thetail-pipes m and a, which are arranged with union joints, asillustrated, in order to facilitate their connection withthesupply-pipes, to which they are joined; and such compartmentscommunicate with the central compartment f through their respectiveapertures 61 and a, covered by the ordinary leather valves, 0 being thehandle for actuatin g the valve which covers the aperture in thecompartment 1), and p the handle for actuating the valve covering theaperture in compartment c.

The method of fixing and using this construction of tap or valve is asfollows: Either of the tail-pipes may be connected to the perforatedextremity of the filtering-vessel, hereinbefore described in referenceto Figs. 1, 2, and 3, by means of a union joint or in any otherconvenient manner, the other end of the filtering-vessel being attachedto the water-supply. Now, for the sake of illustration, we will supposethat the tail-pipe m is thus connected to the filtering-vessel; thecentral tail-pipe I may then be connected to an ordinary cold-watersupply, and the other tailpipe a to a hot-water supply. If it is thenrequired to draw ofi' filtered water the handle 0 will be turned, thusraising the valve off the aperture 01, which opens a communication withthe central compartment f, and allows the filtered water to flow throughthe common spout or nozzle g.

If hot water is required, the handle 2 should be turned, thus openingthe valve in compartment 0 and allowing the hot water from the tail-pipen to flow into the central compartment f, from whence it will escapethrough the common spout or nozzle g. Again, if ordinary cold water isneeded the handle t is to be turned, when the cold water will enter thecentral compartment f through the aperture 70, and thus find its waythrough the same common spout or nozzle 9.

It will be readily apparent that the filtering-vessel might be connectedto this description of tap or cock in various ways so as to dispensewith one of the tail or supply-pipes and thus draw off the filteredwater direct from the filtering-vessel, the same as in Figs. 1, 2, and3. This is accomplished by altering the internal arrangement of one ofthe side compartments bymaking it communicate with the central tail-pipeZ instead of the central compartment f, and fixing the filtering-vesselin the place of the tail-pipe which has thus been dispensed with.

A modification of this invention is useful for supplying baths,wash-basins, or similar receptacles with hot and cold water, or forsupplying various liquids through one common spout.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination and arrangement of the filtering-vessel M and thevalve-tap, when internally divided and fitted with two or more valves,as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub scribing witnesses.

SAMUEL NORTON.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL WALKER NORTON, JOHN MOORE.

